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Top 15 Coldest Places In India

Unique diversity and rich tradition is one of the best features of India and because of that India is well known country over the world as well as India contains various places for tourism as well as India also provides places of spine-shivering cold. So, here we are describing some interesting places which are top 15 coldest places of India.

1. Siachen Glacier

Siachen Glacier is a Mountain glacier as well as Siachen Glacier is one of the top 15 coldest places of India and also the Siachen Glacier is located at Karakoram Range. Siachen Glacier is controlled by the India as well as disputed by Pakistan and also flora and fauna of the Siachen Glacier is affected by the military or also that place includes snow leopard as well as brown bear also.

2. Dras

DRAS is one of the top 15 coldest places of India as well as that place is a gateway to Ladakh and that is no less than a paradise on the earth and also DRAS is situated at 10,990 feet above the sea level. At DRAS winter is not just confined to three months or we can consider that the DRAS is second coldest inhabited place in the world.

3. Gangtok

Gangtok is one of the top 15 coldest places of India as well as the Gangtok is capital of the mountainous northern Indian state of Sikkim and also in 1540s the Gangtok is established as Buddhist pilgrimage site. Elevation of the Gangtok is 1650m as well as population of the Gangtok is 1 lakh according to the 2011 and also at winter temperature falls down to 4 degree Celsius.

4. Hemkund (Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib)

Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib is one of the top 15 coldest places in India as well as Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib is also known as Hemkund Sahib. Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib is located at Chamoli district, Uttarakhand in India as well as the languages of the Gurudwara Sri Hemkund Sahib is Hindi and also Punjabi.

5. Kargil

Kargil is known for the unforgettable Kargil War fought and that is between India and Pakistan as well as Kargil city is located at the Kargil district of Ladakh region. Kargil is located at 8,780 feet above sea level and also that Kargil is second largest town of Ladakh or in the winter temperature of the Kargil is -40 degree Celsius. Major attraction of the Kargil is Sani, Rangdum, Zongkhul.

6. Keylong

Keylong is also one of the best top 15 coldest places of India as well as Keylong is also located at the center of Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. Keylong is a district headquarters to Lahaul and Spiti district and also that place is situated at an altitude of 10,000 feet or also famous for the Kardhand Monastery as well as Barcha La Pass, Pin Valley National park and also Suraj Tal.

7. Kufri

Kufri is a small hill station as well as Kufri is located at the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh state in India and also the name Kufri is derived from kufr word and meaning of that word is lake in official language. Kufri is one of the top 15 coldest places of India and also that place has an average elevation of the 2,720 meters (approximately 8923 feet).

8. Lachen

Lachen is one of the top 15 coldest places in India as well as Lachen in located at North Sikkim district in the Sikkim state, India. Lachen is located at an elevation of the 2,750 metres or the meaning of the Lachen is big pass. Nepali, Lepcha, Tamang, Bhutia, Limbu, Newari, Mangar, Rai, Sherpa Sunwar and Gurung languages are there in the Lachen.

9. Leh

Leh is also one of the best top 15 coldest places of India as well as mountains of that place is crowned with snow in winter and also the trip of Leh is in every traveler’s bucket list. During June to September at Leh rest months of the year and also witnessed heavy snowfall at that place or also on that time temperature falls down to -42 degree Celsius.

10. Manali

Manali is also one of the best top 15 coldest places of India as well as that place is a popular tourist destination in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. Elevation of Manali is 2,050m means approximately 6, 730 ft as well as Manali is a resort town and nestled in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh and also in winter temperature falls down to -15 degree Celsius.

11. Munsiyari

Munsiyari is one of the top 15 coldest places of India as well as Munsiyari is popular base camp for mountaineers and also for glacier trekkers. Munsiyari is 7,200 feet above sea level in Kumaon Himalayas as well as the temperature of the Munsiyari is falls down to the minus from November to February and we can expect to see snowfall from late December to early February.

12. Sela Pass

Sela Pass is located at border which is between Tawang and West Kameng as well as in district of Arunachal Pradesh, India and also that Sela Pass is a high altitude mountain pass. Elevation of the Sela Pass is 4,170 meters means approximately 13,680 ft as well as Sela Pass is 13,700 feet above sea level or also at winter temperature falls down to -10 degree Celsius.

13. Sonamarg

Sonamarg is one of the top 15 coldest places of India as well as Sonamarg is located at Ganderbal district in the Jammu Kashmir state in India and also Sonamarg is 80 km north-east of Srinagar. Language of the Sonamarg is Urdu as well as elevation of the Sonamarg is 2,800 m means approximately 9,200 ft or also the Sonamarg contains snowy mountains against a cerulean sky.

14. Spiti

Spiti is a cold desert mountain valley and Spiti is a heaven for nature lovers as well as that place is one of the top 15 coldest places of India. Spiti is located in the north eastern part of Himachal Pradesh as well as the meaning of the that place Spiti is the Middle Land and also the Spiti is a land and that land is between India and Tibet.

15. Srinagar

Srinagar is also one of the best top 15 coldest places of India as well as Srinagar is also capital of Jammu and Kashmir and that place is a major attraction of tourists in India. Srinagar is contains Dal Lake as well as in that place atmosphere becomes more scenic in winter season or also Kashmiris welcome the tourists with the Harisa and Kahwa.